ITU
Workshop on Apportionment of Revenues and
International Internet Connectivity

ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

Room H (Montbrillant Building) 23-24 January 2012

The objective of this
workshop is to discuss the apportionment of revenues
in providing international telecommunications services, including international Internet connectivity (IIC) and the possible
application of the
concept of network externalities.

Welcome and overview by the Study Group 3 Chairman of
Working Party 1 – Mr Leslie Martinkovics

Session 1: Apportionment of revenues in general

Objective:
This session will focus on Internet Connection in
Sub-Saharan countries and provide participants with an
overview of current practices applied on the Internet
Connectivity between Sub-Sahara African countries and the
rest of the world. This presentation corresponds to the
results from the ITU/BDT Study on international Internet
Connectivity.

Objective:
This session is an overview of WSIS IIC related issues and
discussion of the work of

ITU-T Study Group 3 on IIC. Case-studies from the different regions of the world will be
presented on International Internet connectivity factors in
developing countries related to economic, regulatory and
infrastructure issues will be discussed.

Objective:
During this session, the results from the Study on
international Internet connectivity developed by the ITU/BDT
will be presented. This study deals with the challenges and
opportunities of the IIC and the analysis of the penetration
of broadband in different parts of the world, with
particular focus on Latin America and Sub-Saharan African
countries, as specific case studies.

Panel discussion with the participation of Policy-Makers,
Regulators, Associations and all ICT Stakeholders regarding
International Internet Connectivity (IIC)

Moderator: Carmen Prado-Wagner, ITU/BDT

Objective:
The objective of this session is to have the opportunity to
discuss with the Speakers of session 4 on the individual
country experiences, to identify best practices in order to
foster the deployment of broadband and bring the benefits of
broadband services and applications to all, as well as to
discuss the potential solutions to reduce the gap between
developed and developing countries regarding the IIC in a
broadband environment.

What are the current issues? How to obtain an appropriate
balance?

What are possible solutions? What are the best practices?

What is the role of regulators? What are the next steps to
take?

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch

Session 5: Network Externalities (NE) – Introduction

Objective:
This session will provide participants with an overview of
the Network Externalities (NE) concept, the positive and
negative effects of NE, the convergence of telecommunication
services, the economic impact and the mechanisms to
harmonize NE world-wide, as well as the development of Annex
1 to Recommendation D.156 on Network Externalities.

Objective:
during this session a series of presentations from countries
will illustrate the experiences on Network Externalities in
different countries also from the point of view of
operators. Focus on the situation of the application of NE
in developed and developing countries.

Panel discussion with the participation of Policy-Makers,
Regulators, Associations and all ICT Stakeholders regarding
Network Externalities

Moderator:
Richard Hill, ITU/TSB

Objective:
the objective of this session is to have the opportunity to
discuss with the Speakers of session 6 on the practices
presented by countries, to determine the current situation,
identify best practices, positive and negative effects of NE
and the next steps to take.